General practitioners' reasoning on risk screening and primary prevention of stroke - a focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By screening and modifying risk factors, stroke incidence can be reduced. Clinical guidelines states that primary prevention of stroke is a responsibility and task of primary health care, but research shows that this not always the case. The aim of the study was to explore and describe what characterizes GPs' reasoning around risk screening and primary prevention among persons at risk for stroke in primary health care.

Methods

A qualitative design based in a grounded theory approach was chosen in order to investigate this unexplored research area. Data collection was done using focus group interviews and data was analysed using a constant comparative method. Twenty-two GPs were interviewed in four focus groups.

Results

Findings showed that GPs perceived dif

SUBMITTER: Patomella AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278124 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature